re: Sacramento Kings being sold to Seattle led Group

It's great for Seattle fans. I don't blame them at all for wanting a new team, especially with how the Thunder became so successful shortly after leaving. I just don't get why the Kings couldn't be sold to a local group. They will have great fan support with a new ownership group instead of the worst owners in the NBA.

re: Sacramento Kings being sold to Seattle led Group(Posted by TDawg1313 on 1/9/13 at 3:43 pm to CtotheVrzrbck)

quote:How long will it take for Seattle to not care about this team? 5-7 years?

Seattle successfully supported a team for 40 years. I think there's potential it will be the same, but at the same time, there's A LOT of burned bridges with fans here. If anything, people here will want to support our local businessmen who stepped up and made it all happen.

Good California already has way too many teams. Kings fans can just cheer for the Warriors. It's 1 hour 15 minute drive. That's about how long it takes me to get to the Hornets games from the Northshore. Basketball belongs in Seattle.

Interesting history. Started out as the Minnesota North Stars in 1967. About 10 years later, the Cleveland Barons folded and were absorbed by Minnesota.

In the early 1990s they wanted to move to San Jose. The league decided to undo the Barons merger and give the North Stars owners the San Jose team (the Sharks). The Sharks took half the roster with them and both teams participated in an expansion draft.

In 1993 the new owners of the North Stars moved the team to Dallas and dropped the now-oxymoronic "North" from the name.

re: Sacramento Kings being sold to Seattle led Group(Posted by LawDawg1 on 1/10/13 at 12:27 am to Fox Mulder)

Right. Sonics fans were lied to by Bennett who said e would keep team in Seattle. Everyone knew the truth that he wanted to move them to OK. Team sucked, owners lied, and attendance dropped. The Sonics left as Bennett had planned.

Seattle is looking to get a new team. No one is telling Sacramento that the ownership group will try to keep them on Sacramento. The plan up front is to move the team.

Big difference. Sucks for Sacramento fans. But they can find an ownership group of their winning they want to keep them. Nothing like what Bennett said and planned to do behind the scenes.